Tuesday's top storiespublished at 00:00
Rows between Labour and the Conservatives about the SNP have once again featured strongly, with Tory grandees Sir John Major, Lord Tebbit and Lord Forsyth joining the debate.
- Sir John said the SNP could "blackmail" a future Labour government
 - But Ed Miliband accused David Cameron of "demeaning his office" with his attacks
 - UKIP wants to slash the BBC licence fee
 - The Lib Dems say they would increase the council tax paid on second homes
 - Conservative chairman Grant Shapps has said a Guardian story linking him with changes to Wikipedia pages is "the most bonkers story" of the campaign so far
 - The DUP launched its election manifesto
 











